Text messages have virtually eliminated the need for voicemail, and are a faster way to convey a message than a phone call. In the same way, GPS-based augmented reality could eliminate the need for text messages. This presentation will highlight the advantages and disadvantages of visual and non-visual augmented reality. We’ll cover alternate types of augmented reality techniques and how they have been saving us time in the past few months. We’ll demonstrate how we’ve been merging available technologies with custom programming to create location-aware social networks with custom proximity notification. Finally, we’ll describe other uses for location sharing, such as automatically turning off house lights when leaving for work, and wayfinding with piezoelectric buzzers. Privacy and data transparency will also be discussed. Aaron will also present data visualizations, animations, and a glimpse of the raw data of his two years of to-the-second GPS logs which provide the basis of the location-based augmented reality system. You can see a preview of some of the images here: http://aaronparecki.com/GPS_Visualization

1. NON-VISUAL
AUGMENTED REALITY
With SMS and GPS
Aaron Parecki @aaronpk
Amber Case @caseorganic
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2. YOU SCHEDULE A MEETING
For 3:00pm. You think it’s a precise time and expect the meeting
to occur at that time.
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3. UNCERTAINTY ENSUES
But really you get a 2:45 to 3:30 window of uncertainty. They
could show up at any time within this window!
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4. WHEN WILL THEY SHOW UP?
There is no real way to know.
FRUSTRATING!!!
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5. CO-LOCATION NEGOTIATON
“On my way!” (What
does that mean??)
“Almost there”
“Stuck in traffic, will be
15 minute late”
“Running late. 5 more
minutes”
“Here! Where are you?”
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6. TEXTING WHILE BIKING
It’s really hard.
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7. These redundant messages can be
eliminated if you know where I am
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8. REAL-TIME GPS MAP
Half hour before the appointment, you get an SMS from me with
a link to my real-time map .
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9. HOW DOES IT WORK?
GPS-enabled phone sends data to the server at regular intervals
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10. ~3 MILLION GPS POINTS
Oct 2009 - April 2010
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11. What if two people have GPS-enabled phones?
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12. THE INTERFACE DISAPPEARS
THis is the future! the
invisible interface!!
Actions are reduced
Queries are eliminated
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15. a successful interface
makes itself invisible
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16. like electricity in your house!
Now you can just flip a switch!
no thinking
You don’t have to worry about where the energy comes from
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17. Flickr: Marcus Q
It’s a push-button technology!
But what if you didn’t have to push the button...?
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18. AUTOMATIC CHECKINS
Based on a list of predefined areas.
When you enter one of the areas, you are checked in.
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19. - When you check in to your house, your lights turn on.
- When you leave the house, your lights turn off.
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20. Your phone becomes a remote
control for reality.
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21. leave a note at the store
leave a note when you get off an
airplane with an address and transit
directions at each point of the trip.
communication with your future self.
OTHER USES FOR REAL-TIME DATA
Try it! aaron.pk/geonote // caseorganic.com/geonote
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22. CONTEXTUAL NOTES
Send messages to your future self!
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23. DEVELOPING THE STANDARD
For cross-platform location sharing.
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24. INTERESTED?
Want to help?
Want to track yourself?
caseorganic@gmail.com • @caseorganic
aaron@parecki.com • @aaronpk
Help us build the OS4 iPhone app!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010